172 East 80th Street, Manhattan, NY 10075

172 East 80th Street is a 4-story, 8-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Manhattan's Upper East Side, currently owned by the Robert F And Leah C Miller Living Trust and constructed in 1915. The building has experienced recurring maintenance issues over recent years, with multiple complaints and violations recorded between 2019 and 2025.

Most notably, there have been persistent problems with mold and water-related issues, as evidenced by multiple 311 service requests, Housing Maintenance Code complaints, and violations pertaining to unsanitary conditions. The building has an open violation from 2019 regarding the failure to file the annual boiler inspection report, and there are current open violations from 2022-2024 regarding bedbug reporting compliance. The most significant cluster of complaints occurred in April 2021, when multiple issues were reported and subsequently inspected by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), resulting in some violations being issued, particularly concerning doors and wall conditions.

Apartment 4B has been the focus of several specific violations related to various maintenance issues, including broken floors, plaster surfaces, and water damage. The building's infrastructure has been monitored through regular rodent inspections, with the most recent showing passed results, though there was one instance of rat activity reported in September 2016. While some issues have been addressed over time, as evidenced by many closed complaints, the building continues to have open violations that require attention, particularly regarding bedbug reporting and the deferred maintenance issues documented in past inspections and complaints.